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dwarf tree
dwarf tree in horticultural practice, a tree artificially kept to a smaller size than is normal for average members of the species. This is usually accomplished either by limiting its root space and food and by careful pruning or by grafting it on the rootstock of a smaller species. Dwarf trees... Read more |
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Gibbons
Gibbons Gibbons (genus Hylobates, meaning "dweller in the trees") are the smallest members of the ape family which also includes gorillas, chimpanzees , and orangutans. They spend most of their lives at the tops of trees in the jungle, eating leaves and fruit. They are extremely agile, swinging... Read more |
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Sid Fleischman
Fleischman, Sid 1920–(Max Brindle, Albert Sidney Fleischman, Carl March) PersonalBorn March 16, 1920, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Reuben and Sadie Fleischman; married Betty Taylor, January 25, 1942; children: Jane, Paul, Anne. Education: San Diego State College (now University), B.A., 1949. Hobbies and... Read more |
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Society of Independent Artists
Society of Independent Artists. An association formed in New York in December 1916 as a successor to the Association of American Painters and Sculptors, which had been dissolved—its task accomplished—after mounting the Armory Show in 1913. The aim of the Society of Independent Artists... Read more |
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modello
modello , small plan of a major work presented by Renaissance and baroque artists to the patron who commissioned the work. The modello was intended to show the patron how the finished project would look. Many modelli exist as works of art in their own right.... Read more |
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Domesticity
195. Domesticity (See also Wifeliness.) Crocker, Betty leading brand of baking products; byword for one expert in homemaking skills. [Trademarks: Crowley Trade, 56] Dick Van Dyke Show, The series on the vicissitudes of middle-class living. [TV: Terrace, I, 208–209] Donna Reed Show,... Read more |
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Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden in the Bible, first home to humankind. In it were the trees of life and of the knowledge of good and evil. Having eaten the forbidden fruit of the latter tree, Adam and Eve were banished from the garden and God's presence. Eden, often called Paradise, is symbolic of... Read more |
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Screamin Jay Hawkins
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Singer, songwriter First Recording Stint Nearly Ended Career “I Put a Spell on You” Transition Beyond 1950s Difficult Film Career Proved Fruitful Selected discography Sources One of rock’s true wild men, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins burst on the... Read more |
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Gabriela Sabatini
Gabriela Sabatini: 1970—: Tennis player, fragrance designer Over her 12-year pro career, tennis player Gabriela Sabatini won 27 career singles titles, including the 1990 U.S. Open and two season-ending Virginia Slims Championships. She came close to winning Wimbledon in 1991, and from age 15... Read more |
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